Cost difference between finished and framed home?

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Originally Posted by MAXUM

Keep one other thing in mind you'll be pushing your luck if you are actually staying in a building that doesn't have a certificate of occupancy. Granted you don't have to be finished but there are aspects of the building that need to be there to get one... I think you'd want to pay to get that far then pick your battles from there.

This is the key, one needs to understand what must be done to get a certificate of occupancy.... I do know that parts of a house can be left unfinished I have seen it many times... And also what constitues finished can vary....

In Ma. we had a certificate of occupancy, without finished bathroom floors, but the toliets, showers, and vanitys where installed and working... Likewise that same house had trimwork etc. that was not finished as well. Also fire Alarms had to be in place. In that case it seem part of the criteria was that all plumbing, and electrical work needed to be complete...... However I have also seen people get certificates with only a single bathroom complete....My experiences come from a variety of areas, and the bottom line is this... Talk with the town inspector about what the criteria are to get that certificate...

My guess to start is Fire Alarms must be in place, and a certain amount of fire safety must be completed (i.e. sheet rock)... Heating systems installed and working for a year around residence... And you likely need to have electrical and plumbing at a certain point.....